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The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ISSN 2307-8235 (online)IUCN 2008: T41591A45205143
Bdeogale crassicauda, Bushy-tailed Mongoose
Assessment by: White, P.A., Fischer, C., Hausser, Y., Foley, C. & Do Linh San, E.
View on www.iucnredlist.org
Citation: White, P.A., Fischer, C., Hausser, Y., Foley, C. & Do Linh San, E. 2015. Bdeogale crassicauda.The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2015: e.T41591A45205143.http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T41591A45205143.en
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Taxonomy
Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
Animalia Chordata Mammalia Carnivora Herpestidae
Taxon Name: Bdeogale crassicauda Peters, 1852
Common Name(s):
• English: Bushy-tailed Mongoose• French: Mangouste à queue touffue
Taxonomic Notes:
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omnivora (Sale and Taylor 1970, Wozencraft 1993, Wozencraft 2005), which is now considered a
separate species, namely Sokoke Bushy-tailed Moongose (B. omnivora).
Assessment Information
Red List Category & Criteria: Least Concern ver 3.1
Year Published: 2015
Date Assessed: February 28, 2015
Justification:
It is listed as Least Concern as this species has a relatively wide distribution in a variety of habitats, has
proved to be quite common in areas where camera-trapping surveys have been conducted, there are no
major obvious threats, and it is present in several protected areas across its range.
Previously Published Red List Assessments
2008 – Least Concern (LC) – http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T41591A10488487.en
1996 – Lower Risk/least concern (LR/lc)
1988 – Indeterminate (I)
Geographic Range
Range Description:
This species ranges from eastern Zimbabwe and central Mozambique northwards through Malawi,
eastern Zambia, southeastern DR Congo and Tanzania, to the Lukenya foothills of Kenya. There are
outlying records from Mweru Wantipa in the north of Zambia, and from the Zimbabwean side of the
middle Zambezi River near Lake Kariba (Taylor 2013). Presence is strongly suspected in Zambia’s Lower
Zambezi NP (Bird and Mateke 2013), however it is noted that confirmation is required. It is present on
Zanzibar (Pakenham 1984, Stuart and Stuart 1998, Goldman and Winther-Hansen 2003). It has been
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recorded from 230 m asl (Gilchrist et al. 2009) to 1,850 m asl (De Luca and Mpunga 2005). It has been
reported from Yemen (Nader and Al-Safadi 1991), although Simmons (1995) stated that this record
requires confirmation.
Country Occurrence:
Native: Congo, The Democratic Republic of the; Kenya; Malawi; Mozambique; Tanzania, United Republicof; Zambia; Zimbabwe
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Distribution Map
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PopulationMost accounts of this species report it as uncommon, but recent camera-trapping studies in Zambia's
North Luangwa Valley (White 2013) and in Tanzania (Udzungwa Mountains: De Luca and Mpunga 2005;
northern Tanzania, including Arusha N. P. and Mahale Mountains N. P.: Pettorelli et al. 2010; Mlele
Beekeeping Zone and Rukwa G. R.: Fischer et al. 2013) found this to be one of the most frequently
recorded carnivores. It was also the most commonly camera-trapped animal in other parts of the
Eastern Arc Mountains, including the Ulugurus and Ngurus (F. Rovero pers. comm. 2014).
Current Population Trend: Unknown
Habitat and Ecology (see Appendix for additional information)
It has been recorded from a variety of habitats, including Acacia woodlands in Mozambique,
Brachystegia woodland in Zimbabwe, montane and bamboo forest in Tanzania’s Udzungwa Mountains,
coral-rag thicket and groundwater forest in Zanzibar (Taylor 2013) and miombo woodlands in Zambia
(White 2013). It has also been reported from mopane woodland and rocky outcrops (Skinner and
Smithers 1990). It is omnivorous.
Systems: Terrestrial
Use and TradeIt is unknown whether Bushy-tailed Mongoose is used as bushmeat. In Tanzania, it does not seem to be
used in traditional medicine, but might be trapped as a 'by-catch' in snares (Y. Hausser and C. Fischer
pers. obs. 2008–2014).
ThreatsTo our knowledge, there are no major threats to the species. However, miombo woodlands are heavily
used for resource extraction by humans (Misana et al. 1996, Mapaure and Campbell 2002) and
therefore local management plans might be required to ensure adequate habitat protection for this
species.
Conservation Actions (see Appendix for additional information)
It is present in several protected areas across the range, including North Luangwa N. P. (Zambia), Selous
G. R., Mahale Mountains N. P., Arusha N. P., Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Lake Manyara N. P., as well
as Pare, Usambara (Amani N. R.), Ukaguru, Uluguru and Udzungwa Mtns (Tanzania). It has also been
recorded on the Tanzanian coast at Pangani and Sadaani N. P. (Foley et al. 2014).
Credits
Assessor(s): White, P.A., Fischer, C., Hausser, Y., Foley, C. & Do Linh San, E.
Reviewer(s): Duckworth, J.W. & Hoffmann, M.
Contributor(s): Hoffmann, M.
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CitationWhite, P.A., Fischer, C., Hausser, Y., Foley, C. & Do Linh San, E. 2015. Bdeogale crassicauda. The IUCN RedList of Threatened Species 2015: e.T41591A45205143. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T41591A45205143.en
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Appendix
Habitats(http://www.iucnredlist.org/technical-documents/classification-schemes)
Habitat Season SuitabilityMajorImportance?
1. Forest -> 1.9. Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane - Suitable Yes
2. Savanna -> 2.1. Savanna - Dry - Suitable Yes
3. Shrubland -> 3.5. Shrubland - Subtropical/Tropical Dry - Suitable Yes
Conservation Actions in Place(http://www.iucnredlist.org/technical-documents/classification-schemes)
Conservation Actions in Place
In-Place Land/Water Protection and Management
Occur in at least one PA: Yes
Research Needed(http://www.iucnredlist.org/technical-documents/classification-schemes)
Research Needed
1. Research -> 1.5. Threats
Additional Data Fields
Distribution
Lower elevation limit (m): 230
Upper elevation limit (m): 1850
Population
Population severely fragmented: No
Habitats and Ecology
Generation Length (years): 3
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Conservation International; Microsoft; NatureServe; Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Sapienza University of
Rome; Texas A&M University; Wildscreen; and Zoological Society of London.
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